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The Best Episodes of The Open Mind Season 2020

Every episode of The Open Mind Season 2020 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Open Mind Season 2020!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 1 - Baldwin and Buckley: Advocating and Denying Civil Rights
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    #1 - Baldwin and Buckley: Advocating and Denying Civil Rights

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    Nicholas Buccola on his book "The Fire is Upon Us: Baldwin, Buckley, and Race in America."

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  2. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 2 - The Battle for the Constitution and Pelosi's Originalism
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    #2 - The Battle for the Constitution and Pelosi's Originalism

    S2020:E2

    Justin Driver of Yale Law on constitutional law and the struggle to preserve democracy.

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  3. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 3 - Grand Strategy for the Campus Commons and Beyond
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    #3 - Grand Strategy for the Campus Commons and Beyond

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    Vassar College president Elizabeth Bradley on free speech and engaged pluralism.

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  4. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 4 - Bias, Bigotry, and Tyrannical Discourse
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    #4 - Bias, Bigotry, and Tyrannical Discourse

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    Robert Boyers on "The Tyranny of Virtue: Identity… and the Hunt for Political Heresies."

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  5. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 5 - The Science and Necessity of Friendship
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    #5 - The Science and Necessity of Friendship

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    Science journalist Lydia Denworth on the evolution, biology, and power of friendship.

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  6. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 6 - Unbecoming a Democracy
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    #6 - Unbecoming a Democracy

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    Patricia Roberts-Miller of University of Texas on demagoguery and its historical origins.

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  7. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 7 - The Kremlin’s Hack Attacks
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    #7 - The Kremlin’s Hack Attacks

    S2020:E7

    Wired reporter Andy Greenberg discusses the next wave of Russian cyber crimes.

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  8. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 8 - Democratizing the Jury
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    Wesleyan University’s Sonali Chakravarti on her book "Radical Enfranchisement."

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  9. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 9 - Facts and Fears of a Pandemic
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    #9 - Facts and Fears of a Pandemic

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    NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny on coronavirus, anti-vaxxers, and conspiracy-mongers.

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  10. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 10 - Breaking Up and Deradicalizing the Socials
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    #10 - Breaking Up and Deradicalizing the Socials

    S2020:E10

    Mother Jones’ Ali Breland on combating bigotry online and breaking up new media monopolies.

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  11. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 11 - Knowing the Enemy of Truth
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    #11 - Knowing the Enemy of Truth

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    Information warfare expert Molly McKew on foreign interference in US elections.

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  12. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 12 - The FEC is AWOL
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    #12 - The FEC is AWOL

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    Center for Responsive Politics’ Anna Massoglia on campaign finance accountability issues.

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  13. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 13 - Big Tech = Dystopia Incorporated
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    #13 - Big Tech = Dystopia Incorporated

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    NBC News dystopia reporter Ben Collins on exposing deception and companies that enable it.

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  14. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 14 - The Cult of QAnon
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    #14 - The Cult of QAnon

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    QAnon Anonymous host Travis View on QAnon conspiracy theorists and what motivates them.

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  15. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 15 - American Demagogue
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    #15 - American Demagogue

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    Jennifer Mercieca on "Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump."

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  16. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 16 - Gen Z in the Heartland
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    #16 - Gen Z in the Heartland

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    Nico Gendron of The Wall Street Journal on engaging rural youth in a Local News Fellowship.

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  17. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 17 - The Revolution is Online
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    #17 - The Revolution is Online

    S2020:E17

    Online News Association CEO Irving Washington on the future of digital news.

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  18. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 18 - The Alchemy of Us
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    #18 - The Alchemy of Us

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    Materials scientist Ainissa Ramirez on her new book "The Alchemy of Us."

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  19. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 19 - @V2019N
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    #19 - @V2019N

    S2020:E19

    Rachel Graham on tracking COVID-19 from its inception to inform public health on Twitter.

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  20. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 20 - Hiding in Plain Sight
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    #20 - Hiding in Plain Sight

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    Sarah Kendzior on her book "Hiding in Plain Sight" and the threat of authoritarianism.

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  21. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 21 - The Youth Vote in 2020
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    #21 - The Youth Vote in 2020

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    UVA professor and coauthor of "Making Young Voters," John Holbein on civic participation.

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  22. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 22 - The Pandemic’s Prophet
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    #22 - The Pandemic’s Prophet

    S2020:E22

    Pulitzer Prize winning science journalist Laurie Garrett on predicting COVID-19.

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  23. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 23 - Army of the Decent
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    #23 - Army of the Decent

    S2020:E23

    Lincoln Project’s John Weaver on holding people in power accountable to their oaths.

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  24. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 24 - Dystopia for Realists
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    #24 - Dystopia for Realists

    S2020:E24

    "Humankind" author and historian Rutger Bregman on hope for a prosocial society.

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  25. The Open Mind Season 2020 Episode 25 - Renewing Democracy for Today
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    #25 - Renewing Democracy for Today

    S2020:E25

    Garry Kasparov and Uriel Epshtein of the Renew Democracy Initiative on authoritarian rule.

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Season 2020 Ratings Summary

"Baldwin and Buckley: Advocating and Denying Civil Rights" is the best rated episode of "The Open Mind" season 2020. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Battle for the Constitution and Pelosi's Originalism".